| Gonzalo Avendano |
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Gonzalo Avendano |
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La Maravilal Enmascarada (1920) |
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March 23, 1985 - Tuxtla Guiterrez |
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Original EMLL trainer who also doubled as a referee. Attended military college in 1908, where he learned Greco-Roman wrestling and jiu jitsu, where he eventually reached "sixth grade" - allegedly the only person in America to do so. Befriended & learned pro wrestling from William Muldoon while in the US, then served in the first World War where he earned the rank of Coronel. Wrestled as Maravilla Enmascarada for four matches in 1920 in Hollywood. Returned to Mexico in 1931 at the government's request to teach wrestling and jiu jitsu. Met Salvador Lutteroth in 1933 and joined the promotion as lead trainer (and a referee), training the first generation of Mexican born wrestlers. Credited by several wrestling historians with the rolling bump style unique to lucha libre, and possibly other cultural eccentricities.
Source: Clinch 227[1]
